Urgent Need to Curb Overuse of Antibiotics in AnimalsCHINA - On 7 November, the World Health Organization issued formal guidelines for the animal industries, which calls for food-animal producers to refrain from using antibiotics in healthy animals, so as to curb the rampancy of drug-resistant bacteria....

13 September 2017

Hunan Pursues Greener AgricultureCHINA - Central China's Hunan province is pursuing a greener agriculture through transformation and upgrading of its livestock and poultry industry, according to a waste to resource meeting held in Changsha county on 5 September....

China's Agricultural Imports Rise Rapidly in 2017CHINA - China's imports of major agricultural products continued to increase fast in the first five months of the year, driven by price gaps between domestically produced products and imported products, according to the Ministry of Agriculture....

13 July 2017

More Cases of H7N9 Reported in BeijingCHINA - Twenty-seven cases of human H7N9 have been reported to authorities in Beijing so far this year, the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control said on Tuesday....

China's March Inflation Forecast at 0.8%CHINA - China's consumer price index (CPI) is expected to grow by about 0.8 per cent in March from the same month of 2016, the Bank of Communications said Thursday....

Rise in Price of Chinese Farm ProduceCHINA - The price of farm produce in China has risen over the last week according to a survey of 36 large and medium sized cities carried out by the Ministry of Commerce....

20 March 2015

Chinese Food Prices Continue to FallCHINA - The prices of major farm produce in China continued to fall in the first week of March, according to a survey of prices in 36 large and medium-sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....

10 February 2015

Chinese Farm Produce Prices RisingCHINA - The price of major farm produce in China rose last week according to a survey of prices in 36 large and medium-sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....

19 January 2015

Chinese Farm Produce Prices Rise SlightlyCHINA – Chinese farm produce prices rose slightly during the week of 5-11 January, although meat, poultry fish and eggs all saw small falls according to a survey of 36 large and medium sized cities by the Ministry of Commerce....

Chinese Farm Product Prices Fall SlightlyCHINA - The prices of major farm products fell slightly last week following a market survey of prices in 36 large and medium-sized cities carried out by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)....

11 June 2014

China Reports Increase in Meat, Poultry PricesCHINA - China's Consumer Price Index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased 2.5 per cent year on year in May, up from 1.8 per cent in the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). ...

21 April 2014

China to Remain Self-sufficient in Food ProductionCHINA - Despite an expected increase in the country's food imports, China will maintain self-sufficiency in its main food crops, including wheat and rice, in the coming decade, said an agricultural report released on Sunday....